In a message dated 6/29/2004 7:13:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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On the other hand, doing a verdigris finish on a copper weather vane with
brass quadrants can be verrry lucrative
Ah Walt!
I think the overseas crowd has taken over that market too! :-(
Most of the good me
Speaking of patinas . . .
I have always liked the idea of a chemical coloring of metals, rather
than painting. Painting has a finite thickness that can obscure detail.
And when it chips or wears down to the base metal, it looks horrible
(to me). So I have tried some of the "blackeners" mention
For almost 20 years, a large portion of the revenue of my shop was derived
from the patination of metals, primarily Cu and its alloys(the many brasses
and bronzes). Cu is the easiest, the Zn in brass really can be problem.
Please allow me to pass on a few cautions:
Many of the ingredients are high
Smoke units cost a bundle. I tend to wait until the engine needs more than
a smoke unit then send it into LGB Service in San Diego. They charge far
less for a smoke unit there than a dealer and check over the loco and
replace anything else for again much less than buying parts. It is strange,
bu
Sorry about that, I forgot to put in the website:
http://www.secure.sciencecompany.com/thesciencecompany/patina.cfm?SID=1#h
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From: "sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:45 PM
Subjec
I ran across this web site recently. Looks like lots of good info on
coloring metals on our models.
